1 Corinthians 1:14

God. Textual evidence may be cited (cf. p. 10) for the omission of this word, resulting in the translation “I give thanks.” Baptized none. Evidently Paul had his converts baptized by his associates, perhaps to forestall any special sanctity being placed upon the rite when performed by certain individuals. It is not the rite itself, nor the fact that it is performed by a certain individual, that makes the ordinance meaningful, but the experience of the participant. Compare the practice of Jesus who “himself baptized not, but his disciples” (John 4:2). Crispus. The former chief ruler of the synagogue at Corinth (Acts 18:8) Crispus is a Roman name. Gaius. Evidently Paul’s host and the host of the whole church at Corinth, who is mentioned in Rom. 16:23. It is doubtful that he is the same as the Gaius to whom the Third Epistle of John is addressed (3 John 1). Gaius is a Roman name.